To me, this song is a quite straightforward take on religion....
'Through fiction we saw the birth
Of futures yet to come.'
Religious writings, i.e. The Bible: a work of fiction, which told of things to happen in the future, i.e. Revelations
'Yet in fiction lay the bones,
Ugly in their nakedness.'
Religious writings have no credence, they are hyperbole, they have no flesh, no materiality. The bones of some old fables, stories... Naked and without foundation.
'Yet under this mortal sun,
We cannot hide ourselves.'
The Sun is real, it appears everyday. It will continue to do so - no one is immortal, or risen again, or anything like that. None of us can hide from the fact that each time the sun rises we are a day nearer our own demise. We won't be 'saved' or taken to some place up in the clouds....
To me, this song is a quite straightforward take on religion....
'Through fiction we saw the birth Of futures yet to come.'
Religious writings, i.e. The Bible: a work of fiction, which told of things to happen in the future, i.e. Revelations
'Yet in fiction lay the bones, Ugly in their nakedness.'
Religious writings have no credence, they are hyperbole, they have no flesh, no materiality. The bones of some old fables, stories... Naked and without foundation.
'Yet under this mortal sun, We cannot hide ourselves.'
The Sun is real, it appears everyday. It will continue to do so - no one is immortal, or risen again, or anything like that. None of us can hide from the fact that each time the sun rises we are a day nearer our own demise. We won't be 'saved' or taken to some place up in the clouds....
It's a reality check, and a great song.